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Jio effect? BSNL now offering unlimited voice calls on broadband plans
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will now offer voice calling benefits to its broadband customers. The company has rolled out new unlimited voice calling for all of its fibre broadband (FTTH) users in addition to existing broadband tariff plans on its network. Some of the revamped plans offer the voice calling benefit only on […]
Stand by Ramzan ceasefire but will retaliate to unprovoked attacks: Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
NEW DELHI: Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that India will honour the Ramzan ceasefire but will retaliate to any unprovoked attack. “When it is an unprovoked attack the Army was given the right to retaliate. We honour the ceasefire but of course, a margin was given to us when there is an […]
In Midst of Nipah virus scare, Saudi Arabia bans products from Kerala
Riyadh Saudi Arabia has banned frozen and processed fruit and vegetable imports from Kerala amid concerns over the deadly Nipah virus outbreak. The Nipah virus itself can cause encephalitis – a dangerous swelling of the brain – and common symptoms vary from none to elevated fevers, cough, headache, shortness of breath and confusion, the Gulf […]
Government eying merger of four Public Sector Banks amidst rising bad loans
New Delhi: Amidst Rising bad loans, the government is eying merger of four Public Sector Banks (PSBs) viz Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank Ltd, Oriental Bank of Commerce and Central Bank of India, as per media reports. These PSBs reportedly have a cumulative loss of Rs 21,646.38 crore for the financial year 2017-18, a Mint […]
16-year-old London girl plotted IS attack by all-female terror cell in UK, convicted
London: An 18-year-old woman on Monday became Britain’s youngest convicted female Islamic State terrorist after a court found her guilty of plotting a terror attack on the iconic British Museum with Britain’s first all-woman cell. Safaa Boular was accused of planning to travel to Syria to join IS militants and later preparing to carry out […]
Holder Praneeth in Indian team for Singapore Open; England & Hong Kong confirm entries
Singapore Singapore Open men’s singles defending champion B. Sai Praneeth has confirmed his participation for the July 17-22 badminton tournament at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, the organisers announced on Monday (June 4). The 25-year-old Indian beat team-mate Kidambi Srikanth 17-21, 21-17, 21-12 to win his maiden Superseries title in 2017, and followed that up to […]
CBSE NEET 2018 results declared: Kalpana Kumari tops with 99.99 percent; over 6 lakh students pass
New Delhi The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday announced the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) results 2018 at 12:45 am on its official website link. Kalpana Kumari topped the exam with 99.99 percent, and scored 691 marks out of 720. She has scored 171 out of 180 in physics, 160 out of 180 in chemistry, 360 out […]
A Race to the Top: YouTube Shines, Facebook fades among teens
YouTube is dominating social media use among teenagers, as Facebook fades from popularity, according to a new survey. A Pew Research Center survey shows that 85 percent of U.S. teens, ages 13 to 17, use YouTube, compared with 72 percent for the Facebook-owned Instagram and 69 percent for Snapchat. Use of the main Facebook service […]
